- Time of past OR future Camino
- Too many and too often!
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Avoiding the crowds on the final stages of the Frances is what the article suggests is driving the increase.I'm sure in time it will become an alternative for those wanting to walk a short Camino, or wanting to avoid the 'crush' ex Sarria.
Anecdotally, that was also true for us on the Invierno this June; most of the pilgrims we met were Spanish.Even more interesting to me was the observation that the great majority of those who walked the route and received a Compostela were Spanish - an intriguing difference from the overall Compostela statistics for all routes where Spanish pilgrims are just over 40% of those recorded so far this year.
Oh dear. It does not really matter much because, indeed, there has been a remarkable increase of the numbers of Compostelas for the Camino de Invierno over the last decade, and that is all that we need to know, but the writer has a poor grasp of the statistical data that he writes about.Los 1.686 peregrinos desde julio de 2023 a 31 de julio de 2024 suponen un incremento anual del 61% con relación al número de caminantes o de personas que usan otros medios para alcanzar su propósito de peregrinación hasta la ciudad del Apóstol.
Actually, the figure of 61% hides much greater values for increase in total numbers and in annual percentages when you look at the details!the headline figure which I did think was surprisingly high!
From the article: El último día que se registró estadística, legaron a Santiago de Compostela 9 personas que siguieron la senda del Camino de Invierno.Regardless of the details, it appears the Invierno is getting quite a lot more traffic.
Just over 2,000 listed for the Invierno in the pilgrim office statistics for last year. Doesn't sound much. But there were less than 5,000 recorded for all possible routes in the year of my first Camino. That figure looks set to be over half a million this year. Numbers do change a bit over time. Watch this space...I may be wrong but I don't think that anyone has to worry about too much traffic on the Invierno.
Wow. It's growing!Just over 2,000 listed for the Invierno in the pilgrim office statistics for last year. Doesn't sound much. But there were less than 5,000 recorded for all possible routes in the year of my first Camino. That figure looks set to be over half a million this year. Numbers do change a bit over time. Watch this space...
We walked the Camino Invierno last year, arriving in Santiago in Holy Week. We only saw a total of 5 other pilgrims until we reached A Laxe, where the Invierno crosses with the Sanabres. All were Spanish speaking, but 2 were from Mexico. In A Laxe, there were about a dozen pilgrims in total, nearly all Spanish. In one albergue we stayed in, the lady in charge said she hoped the Invierno would stay as quiet as it was then and couldn't bear the thought of it becoming like the Frances.A Leon website has an article noting that the Santiago pilgrim office has recorded a 61% increase in numbers who have walked the Invierno and received a Compostela over the past year. Of course that is building on a very small base and the Compostela figures are far from comprehensive. Even so that seems a remarkable increase. Even more interesting to me was the observation that the great majority of those who walked the route and received a Compostela were Spanish - an intriguing difference from the overall Compostela statistics for all routes where Spanish pilgrims are just over 40% of those recorded so far this year.
Los peregrinos usaron un 61% más el Camino de Invierno en el último año
Registrados 1.686 viajeros por esta ruta que parte de Ponferrada por Puente de Domingo Flórezwww.diariodeleon.es
Totally agree! I walked in May 2024 and I think I met a total of 4 others walking, plus one big joyous Brazilian group of 20 that was walking but was bussed up and back and off and on with accommodations in some amazing-looking casas rurales (they showed me pictures). They were walking every km, but rarely slept where they stopped walking. I took several off-route alternatives, which of course decreased my odds of meeting others, but even so I don’t think anyone needs to be concerned about over-saturation. This camino is definitely taking a lot lot longer to “take off” than the Primitivo did, and I’m not sure why that is. Any ideas?I may be wrong but I don't think that anyone has to worry about too much traffic on the Invierno.
Agree wholeheartedly, I walked it in April/May and it just kept getting better! Had a wonderful 2 nights in Las Medulas, jaw droppingly beautifulI walked it last year having heard so many glowing reports.
I'll be honest.
I wanted to walk it before it got popular.
What an amazing route.
The scenery was stunning......
I'm sure in time it will become an alternative for those wanting to walk a short Camino, or wanting to avoid the 'crush' ex Sarria.
There are a couple of "bypasses" north of the Camino Francés:Perhaps a northern bypass, from Ponferrada, or elsewhere before Sarria, and reaching Lugo, or some similarly closer-in-point, would help.
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